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Book Talk. Differentiation in Practice By Carol Ann Tomlinson. How many times have we been told about differentiation?. And always with the same lack of helpfulness…. What is differentiation really?. Carol Ann Tomlinson talks about some of the myths of differentiation

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  1. Book Talk Differentiation in Practice By Carol Ann Tomlinson

  2. How many times have we been told about differentiation? And always with the same lack of helpfulness…

  3. What is differentiation really? • Carol Ann Tomlinson talks about some of the myths of differentiation • Differentiation is not a set of instructional strategies…it is a philosophy. • No one can show you how to differentiate effectively…learning to differentiate requires rethinking the way to you teach and requires trial and error. • You can’t check differentiation off of your to do list…all teachers differentiate but very few PROACTIVELY plan to address students’ needs. The process is ongoing.

  4. “A Brief Primer” • Differentiating content • Differentiating process/activities • Differentiating product • Differentiating affect/classroom climate • Differentiating learning environment • Decisions about space • Decisions about materials • Decisions about time

  5. “Essential Principles of Differentiation” • Good curriculum comes first • All tasks should be respectful of each learner • When in doubt, teach up • Use flexible grouping • Become an assessment junkie • Grade for growth

  6. ELA unit in 9-12 book • Teacher reflection • Standards addressed • Unit concepts • Unit objectives

  7. Unit overview – Reading and writing historical fiction

  8. Unit description and teacher commentary

  9. Samples referenced in unit

  10. Unit overview - Macbeth

  11. Unit description and teacher commentary

  12. Samples referenced in unit

  13. ELA unit in 5-9 book • Teacher reflection • Standards addressed • Unit concepts • Unit objectives

  14. Unit objectives

  15. Unit overview – Finding a voice

  16. Unit description and teacher commentary

  17. Independent assignment

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